Considering whether Medicaid is worth the cost: Revisiting the Oregon Health Study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 866-871

  Muennig, Peter A ^a   Quan, Ryan ^a   Chiuzan, Codruta ^a   Glied, Sherry ^b  

^a Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAID; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MEDICAID; OREGON; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84926650549     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302485     Document Type: Review

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